The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


the other day sent the following dispatch TO an
absent friend: Come home your wifes dyin
fast as she cam
\ MAN named Gilbert is said to have walked
and run from Paris to Boulogne, 1856 miles, in
thirty-siX consecutive hours, or at the average
rate of four and one-third miles per hour
IT is computed that the death rate of the
world is sixty-seven minute and the birth-rate
seventy minute and this seemingly light per-
centage of gain is sufficient to give net in
crease of population each year OF almost l,*OO,-
900 souls.
SUCCESSFUL TESTS having been made, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will next win
ter heat all their passenger cars by means OF
steam from the engine. They have found that
1t will require only from four to five pounds OF
steam to beat from eight to ten cars.
PEORIA has the champion breach of promise
suit. Mary Jane Zell. over 20 years of age,
wants 5000 damages from j. w Buckner, who
Tilted Mary Jane and recently took unto himself
a giddy young bride. Mr.. Buckner is also past
the allotted term of three-score years and ten
THE opinions as to the respective merits of
Spanish and Mexican bullhghters has caused
much rivalry in the Mexican capital and given
rise TO considerable feeling between representa-
tlves OF both nations. 1t is even SAID duel Is
pending on this account between Mexican and
Spanard.
ONE of the grand jurors in Wnsted, Conn,
was asked to issue complaint against young
man whose name was presumably unknown,
who entered a militia drill room while drunk
and made row. The complaint was made out
against John Doe, and he proved to be the grand
jurors son.
Mrs. IDA A. MASON, of Charlotte, Town of
Newfane, has sued Rev. Thomas R. Stratton, of
that place, for defamation of character. placing
her damages at $4,000 Mrs Mason's husband
committed suicide three weeks ago, and the pas,
tor, commenting on the same, took the stand
that his wifes ill-temper drove him to deStruc-
ton.
A COMPANY has been formed in the City OF
Mexico for regularly importing hogs from the
United States into Mexico Buyers have been
sent to Kansas City, and 5000 hogs month
will be imported, making commerce of about
$500 600 year. The Central railroad is
gradually building up remuneratiye business
in this line.
A WOMAN in Elmira got out an old clock that
had been out of use for thirteen years, wound it
up, and started it. but did not disturb the hands,
thinking that she would wait and set the clock
by her husbands watch Before he returned
the city clock struck, and she WAS surprised to
see that the old time-piece was right TO a frac
ton of a minute.
REDFIELD, D. T.. has been stormed by Nellie
King-young, handsome and an alleged detec
tive. She electrified the natives by gallopng
into the city aStride horse in mans attire
The appearance of bracelets on her wrists and
newportS on her feet aroused the curious and
soon she was the centre of attraction She iSssl
pretty brunette, has neat figure, and sports
pair of wicked revolverS
SIR SALAR JUNG, the former Prime Minister of
the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the strongest of
Hindu statesmen. has article in the forth
coming number of the Nineteenth Century,
arguing that England must in behalf of her in
terests in the East promote the Austrianzing of
the Balkan peninsula and be prepared to fight
Russia A second Crimean defeat is the only
medicine for Russia ambition, Jung believes.
THE Justices of the Supreme Court of the
United States now wear plain black robes. In
the beginning of the century the robes had
scarlet facing, because once Chief Justice John
Jay borrowed the robe of the Chancellor of New
York, which was faced and all the other
Justices followed the style In 1905 however,
some one asserted that the red trimming was
too English. and it was discarded and the plain
black has been used ever since.
THE Queen of Denmark made the Court of
Bernstorff quiet, cheerful home of domestic
virtue, where the sons of foreign Kings could
find charming wives She educated beautiful
and amiable daughters, who became distin-
gulShed in the most powerful empires in the
world, amid scenes of unaccuStomed SplendOr.
for their natural charms She began her career
as the wife of poor princely officer: to-day she
is the mother-in-law of half of Europe and
Asia.
Washington, is the handsomest private residence
in that city Mr.. Warder is a very wealthy man.
who formerly lived in Springfield, y. His re-
Gently erected mansion at the capital is palace
When completely finished and furnished the
house will have cost over $500, 600. The building
is especially noticeable for the great variety of
rare marbles used in its construction The ain
ing room is the most striking feature of the
house, and is said to be the finest room of the
kind in America.
ArY If +ba ,la-c Of Lo
& Slavin minstrel company whom the police
could catch were arraigned in Cincinnati this
week on indictments for giving performances
on Sunday. They pleaded guilty. and Frank
McNish and Robert Slavin were fined $40 each
and Martin Hogan and Bert Haverly s. each.
1t was the first time that members of a theatri-
cal company had ever been indicted for this
offence in Cincinnati although Sunday per
formances are regular thing.
THE mint officials say that the demand fer
minor coins this year has surpassed that of any
year within the recollection of the oldest EN-
ploye. Last year $39l147 in cents. S552, s76 in
nckels and 81 .O95 go 80 in dimes were coined at
Philadelphia, and yet the mint is now S700OO
short on orders for small coins, and cannot
catch up with the demand. The increased de-
mand for them is, doubtless, due to the develop
ment OF the country, and also to the fact that
they are used to an extent never known before
especially in the South and West.
THE Globe (Ari) SiIuer Bell says: INDUS
trious squaws are still packing hay on their
backs TO Globe and thereby turning an honest
penny. A buck with two wives is comfortably
provided; one with more is regarded as a CAPT
tallSt and II he so elects can devote his entire
time to gambling If he bets his clothes-not
an uncommon tbing-and loses them his wives
replace them by the purchase of others. thus
changing him from his pristine lOveneSs to a |
man of fashion in whom their affections centre
and of whom they are justly proud.
JAMES FIELDS, aged 63, well-to-do farmer,
who married a second wife year ago and
hasn't got on well with his children since went |
to bed as usual one evening this week and about |
midnight arose. picked up an apple and quietly |
left the house for little stroll as he ate if |
When only the core was left he threw that |
away, walked onto the railroad in front of his |
house, and stood squarey on the centre of the |
track with his hands down at his sides when |
the night express came along at forty miles an |
hour He was killed instantly and frightfully |
mangled. No one knows why he did it.
THE Roman Catholic authorities of Boston |
are planning to establish one great common |
cemetery for all the cities in adjacent parts of |
the State, to which the railroads are expected to
run special funeral trains daily. the cars going
directly into the grounds and all expense of |
carriages being done away with the undertaken
carrying the body to the station, the city and |
the railroad landing it at the grave The Boston
and Lowell railroad is said to be ready to run
funeral trains at reduced rates if such a GENE
terry is established. In Mexico they have snecial
funeral cars over the horse car routas Ia tba